Alice de la Roche


Alice de la Roche, Lady of Beirut, Regent of Beirut was the wife of John II of Ibelin, Lord of Beirut, in the Kingdom of Jerusalem. She was a daughter of Guy I, Lord of Athens. Alice is sometimes referred to as Alice of Athens. Alice was Regent of Beirut for her daughter Queen Isabella of Cyprus, during the latters absence in Cyprus.

Alice was born on an unknown date. She was one of six children of Guy I de la RochesurlOngon, Lord of Athens , and his wife, who was the daughter of Hugh of Briel, Lord of Karytaina by an unnamed woman of the noble House of Villehardouin. Her paternal grandfather was Otho I de la RochesurlOngon, Lord of Athens. Her father Guy was created Duke of Athens in 1260 by King Louis IX of France.

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